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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
DEATH OF AN HONORED SOLDIER
Brigadier-GeneralW william Mckee Dunn
"A Brilliant Record.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Brigadier-G Gen
eral William Mckee Dunn. United States
army, retired, late judge acknowledgement.
died at his country residence, Maple
woods, Fairfax county, Va, yesterday
morning. He was born December 10, 1874
in what was then Indian territory. He re-
ceived classical education, graduating
at the Indiana State college in 1885. He
then studied law, and after being admitted
to the bar entered upon the practice of his
profession, in which he attained eminence.
In 1S4S he was a member of the State
House of Representatives, and in 1850 was
a delegate to the State constitutional
convention. He was elected a rep
resentative from Indiana to the Seth
Congress as a republican, and was re-
elected to the 37th Congress. He was the
candidate of his party, but was defeated
for reelection to the 3Sth Congress. He
was an earnest supporter of the Union
cause in the late war and while still a
member of Congress, served in West Nir-
ginia as an aide on Gen: McClellsn's
c eo@mss ia M"r ss 1862 ma os w Snd
Judge advocate of United States
volunteers and in June, 1864, was pro
NOTED to be colonel and assistant judge
advocate general in the regular army. He
was brevetted brlgadler general In
March, 1865, for faithful and distinguish
ed service. In 1866 he was delegate to
the Philadelphia "loyalist" convention,
and on December /, 1875 he was appoint
ed judge advocate general of the army
with the rank of brigadier general. He
held the Office of judge advocate general
until January %, 1881, when he was placed
on the retired list, having passed the age
of 60. In private life Gen. Dunn was
greatly esteemed and beloved and his
death will be mourned by very large cir
Gle of friends, not only in Washington,
which has been for many years his home,
but throughout the country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
LAWRENCE CATHOLICS SURPRISED.
The Deposition of the st. Augustine Pro-
vinciaI, Father Gilmore

"a dispatch from Lawrence. Mass, says:
Roman Catholic circles were greatly stirred
when it became known that the Rev. John
p Gilm ,re, formerly of this city, but now
of Waterford, n. V, had been deposed by
Rome from the position of provincial of the
order of St Augustine in the United States,
The affair is result of the failure of the
Auglstinan bank i'll this city in 1888.
Father Gilmore was then pastor of st.
Mary's church here, when $500, 600 deposit
ed in the priests bank by parishioners was
lost, how no one GOULD tell. The Rev. c. A.
McEvoy was elected provincial in 1882,
and, during his four year residence he de-
voted himself to the laudable task of liqui-
dating the enormous debt. In this he was
50 successful that 800, 600 was paid off, At
the expiration of his term of office he was a
candidate for reelection, but to the dismay
of himself and his friends, Father Gilmore,
who had piled up the debt was elected by a
majority of one vote to succeed him, Gil
more voting for himself Whispers of dis
honesty soon came fir nm the minority, and, a
commission being appointed, formal charges
were sent to Rome which have ended in
Father Gilmore's deposition
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
SCHEME TO TUNNEL CHICAGO.
Gigantic Underground Railway System
Projected with a Capital of SO, 900, 900.

According to a despatch from Spring
field, ILL.,, articles of incorporation have
been filed in the Office of the secretary of
state of the Metropolitan Railroad company,
capital stock $50, 900, 900, the principal
office to be located at Chicago lnvestiga-
ton shows that this is the initial move of n
project to tunnel this city in the interest of
rapid trasnit Henry W. Leman said that
the system was to be an underground rail
way for rapid transit i'll the city and sub
urbs Its lines might be operated by steam,
compressed air or electricity 1t was de
signed TO lay tunnels 30 feet under the lines
on the principal streets. 1t would comprise
four tunnels, two each for trains moving in
different directions, and approached by stair
cases from the street corners, at intervals OF
about half a mile. The tunnels are to be
of brick and masonry and lighted 10y cleo
tricity, and ventilated by powerful fans
which will force and exhaust the air, The
whole system is to be similar in design to
the under ground railways Of London and
Paris, and would overcome all the objec-
tons advanced against elevated roads and
fast surface motors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
Two Dams Washed Away.
A REMARKABLE INSTRUMENT.
The Telephone Observation-Disclosures
Distance without Using Wires.


CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 25-At Fern
bank, 10 miles from this city, are the work
shop and laboratory of Harry b. Cox, a
young electrician, who is attracting the
attention of scientists and electricians
both in this country and Europe. His
latest device is trumpet, to be used for
telephoning at sea, on which he has been
at work for some months. The invention
is the outgrowth of his discovery of the
sound will carry, and the discovery that
speaking trumpets, if made to give the
same fundamental note, would vibrate
and produce the phenomenon known in
acoustics as "sympathy" With this
trumpet conversation in an ordinary tone
of voice was carried on between parties
four and quarter miles apart. People
sitting at their windows, or on their
porches, mile away, conyersing in an or
binary tone, could be distinctly heard and
IN couple of instances they were
told the nature of their conversation and
admitted that such had taken place. By
listening to the whistle of a locomotive
and tracing it to and beyond Fernbank to
Lawrenceburg, Ind, it was found that the
instrument has we'll defined range of 20
miles that is, a loud sound like a locomo-
tive whistle or the rumbling of train can
be distinctly heard at distance of 13
miles in every direction. Conversation
was readily carried on between two gen
tlemen on high hills on opposite sides OF
the Ohio river. distant about four and one
half miles apart Tests of various kinds
made on the water showed that the trum-
pet was even more available than on
land. A name has not yet been chosen
for it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
Possibly 1t was Not Barnum's.
prom the Dakota Belly

ga man sat by circus tent smoking a
pipe turned upside down, when stranger
approached him and said: Are you connect
ed with the show" sol bes that, sor.
Are you doing wells' 'Yis sor, very
well Oh ave bin promoted, sor, an an
gittin' higher wages" Glow were yor
promoted" sol ave bin down on al
fours wrapped about wild stripped hide an
represintin' torrible grave-digin' hygena
an Oh had TO howl iv'ry foive minutes, sor
but since me promotion Dive got up on me
hind legs, an now Dim Alkei Bill, il
charge ov the wild west department, -
years chief ov scouts, the killer ov tree mil
lion booffaloes, ten t'ousand Injuns an two
'underd white men, yer honor"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Several Decisions Made Public in the
Fitchburg aud Grand Trunk Cases.


WASHINGTON, July 25.--The Interstate
commerce commission delivered opinions
on several cases to-day. The case OF IL.
w. Thacer of Schenectady. y. Y, against
the Fitchburg railroad ana others EN-
bodies complaint that the defendants
formerly accepted grain FOR transporta-
tion from complaiuants elevator to Bos
ton at the proportion of through rates
from Chicago allowed to the lines east of
Schenectady, six cents per hundred they
now demand local rates which are cons'd-
erably higher and restoration is asked.
The complaint is dismissed. A decision
was given in the Burton stock car case to
the effect that there is no apparent ground
upon which railroads can be ordered to
pay mileage.
The cases entitled Louis HARRISON VS..
Grand Trunk railroad aud the Michi-
gan Central railroad VS.. the Grand
Trunk railroad were by consent
of the parties heard together. The charge
is an unjust discrimination. harrison
complains that the road would not sell
HIM Il thousand mile ticket at the price
paid by commercial travellers and the
Michigan Central complains that the
Grand Trunk was selling to commercial
travellers at lower rates than to the pub
lie generally. The opinion concludes that
common carriers may continue the lssu
ance of mileage passenger tickets tht
charges for which must be reaSOnaole anO
Just and free from unjust discrimination
or unreasonable preference. Commercla
travellers are not privileged to rjde ovel
railroads at lower rates thau paid oy
other persons. To charge one more tnan
the other is unju discrimination.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
THE PACIFIC INVESTIGATION.
Contracts Missing-Beavy Subsidies Paid
the Pacific to Prevent Cutting.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-In the Pacific
railroad investigation to-day it was devel-
oped that Charles Croker, now direc-
tor of the Central Pacific, took one of the
first and largest contracts given for
building the road. f. Miller, secretary
and controller of the company, testified
that the contracts were missing. 1t was
discovered that the Transcontinental lines
paid the Pacific Mail Steamship company
the following subsidies to prevent the cut
ting of rates from September 1871 to March
1856 by the Union Pacific company Sl,994 '
600, Central Pacific e., 900, Southern
Pacific beginning in 1883, S356,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
fCor. Boston Traveller. !

Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps received on the
4th of July-a very agreeable and elegant
reception. Mrs. Phelps was beautifully
dressed in black lace over stone color, and
carried bouquet of pale pink roses
Her pretty daughter Mrs. LOOMS, wore
cream colored lace over poplin, and red
roses. All America was there, and yet
there seemed room for everybody, and a
splendid collation. was served in the din
ing-rooms. No people are more popular
or more respected. both by English aud
Americans, than the Phelpses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29

When Baby was sick, we gavo her Castc<ia,
When she was = Child she cried for Castorha,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
Whom she had Children, she gave them Castoris
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
Banking ami FinanetuI+
BURLINGTON TRUST COMPANY

PAL u w CAPIIAL... S6U,UUU.
OFFICERs-WiliamW Wells, President; B. b.
Smaley, Vice-Presdent; H. l.. Ward, Treas
DIRECToBs-C. NJ. Spaulding, b. b. Smaley,
NJ. d. Cook, J. II. Gates, William Wells, Ed
ward Wells, ID. w. Robinson.
EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE-William Wells, b.
b. Smalley, c. NJ. Spauding.
This company was incorporated by the
Legislature of the State in 1882 and is subject
to the laws of the State regulating the affairs
of institutions of its class.
According to the terms of its charter this
company is authorized to receive and hold
moneys and property in trust and on deposit
from courts of law or equity, including courts
of probate and insolvency, executors, admin
istrators, assignees, guardians, trustees, cor
pOrations and individuals, upon such terms
and conditions as may be agreed upon.
Upon all deposits interest is allowed At the
rate Of FOUR PER CENT PER ANNUM,
payable semi-annually-Au ard Feb
ruary lst-which interest compounds II not
withdrawn.
This Rate of Interest Is Guaranteed.
Al deposits 1rith this institution not IN excess
Of 1880 are entirely exempt from tdrdttO1 to the
depOsttOr-the tar being paid directly to the State
derived only by the depositors of such insti-
buttons as are subject to State laws.
AS with National Banks, the stockholders of
this company are liable for the amount OF
their stock and as much more, thus securing
the depositOrs against loss to double the
company's surplus fund. The business of the
company is transacted at its office in the How
ard National Bank, corner of Church and Col.
lege streets, during regul ar bank hours Fol
not convenient the Office will be open Monday
evening of each week, from to o'clock.
Interest bearing Certificates aso issued or
favorable terms. 20i, d&wtf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
DESTRUCTIVE FRESHETS,
LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE
AT GREENFIELD, MASS.
Railroad Traffic Entirely Suspended-@5
washouts, Large Enough 10 Engulf
n Train-Many Dams and Bridges
Washed Away.

GREENFIELD, Mass, July 25. 49, Never
before has Miller's Falls experienced such
damage by water as yesterday. Between
that town and Erviug, a distance of six
miles, there are p washouts and II land
slides. During Sundays violent rain u
torrent of water rushed down the noun
tain road just east Of the Ftchburg depot,
outlying it badly. In a short time the
depot fiat was buried under three feet of
water. Just east of the passenger station
is the freight depot, this the waters total
ly Undermined, leaving chasm 60 feet
wide and ~ feet deep through gravelly
soil. Passing underneath the side tracks
it dropped the freight and coal cars into
the chasm end up. The torrent rushed
down steep incline to the river 200 feet.
tearing gorge 20 feet deep and 80 feet
wide, under mining the coal sheds and
trees in its passage. South of the Lake
House is another gully 10 feet deep
and - feet wide. On Sunday the
Lake House was completely sur
rounded by the angry food. Bridge
street is quilted and is impossible. The
pine meadow to the highway bridge at
Northfield farms is washed away and the
highway bridges between Miller's Falls
and Erving are all gone. The Erving
highway is near the river and is SIX feet
uuutI NdJCI. ut CllNtIu OuI JlS ldNIut
at the mouth of Miller's river is washed
out % feet deep and all travel between
Miller's Falls and Mortified is cut off
A railroad man said if the railroad puts
on its entire force it will take two weeks
before the road is anywhere near repaired
A large number of Boston passengers de
layed at Milerss Falls unable to get
through are liable to remain several days
unless the water subsidies so passage by
team can be made ores washoutS any
one is large enough to engulf a train. At
Wendell highway the bridges are down
and all the roads are badly washed. Four
dams in the vicinity of Erving are gone.
A water spout struck the highway be-
tween Greenfield and Lake Pleasant Sun
day, leaving hole 80 feet long and four
feet deep and 10 feet wide. No mails or
papers have got through from the east
since Sundsy morning.
Two Dams Washed Away.
GARDINER, Mass, July 25.-Iast night
two dams at Otter river were washed
away by the rains and the rush of water
carried away two highway bridges be-
tween Gardiner and Otter river and wash
ed the roads badly Large gangs of men
are working on the railroad and will have
it trestled so trains can pass by midnight
Tuesday or Wednesday morning. Mean
while passengers are carried over the
Athol and Springfield railroad. There
were several washouts on the railroads
which men repaired in few hours.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29

LONDON, July 25,-The lord mayor last
evening gave banquet to the members
of the conference on the law of nations.
Among the guests were United States
Minister Phelps, David Dudley Field,
Hon. Simon Cameron, Consul-General
Waller, Senator Hawley, Murat Halsted,
Daniel Dougherty and Col. F. Burr of
Philadelphia, Writ Dexter Of Chicago and
Rev. G.. Hawkins of Nebraska.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
Eugene Higgins Denounces Civil Service
Reform.
Washington Despatch to the Commercial Ad-
vertserl

ashlnRtOn Despatch 10 the Comlnercial Au-
vertiser.l
Eugene Higgins, fresh from his recent
campaign in Baltimore where he man
aged the democratic primaries in the old
fashioned style, publicly declared this
noon in the hearing of an interested
crowd of listeners in front of the treasury
building, that civil service reform was a
"sham and humbug from beginning to
end"
The recent political operations of Hig-
gins, Rasin, Thomas, Hough. Quinn,
Mahon and other United States officials at
the democratic primaries in Baltimore
the other day have provoked general and
indignant comment here among the more
respectable class of public men, as consti-
tuting a fragrant violation of the civil ser
vice rules and of the presidents order with
respect to "pernicious activity" These
men assumed the lead in the primaries
and ran things" in the most open and
high-handed fashion, not attempting TO
conceal their actions, but rather striving
to make them as conspicuous as possible.
A strict enforcement of the presidential
order in this case would result in the m-
mediate discharge of all six officials from
the public service but no notice has been
taken Of the affair at headquarters, and
probably none will be.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
Buckien's Arnica Salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cut;
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fevel
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Pies or no pay required. 1t is guaran-
iced to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Beaupre & Lowrey.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
Senator morrill, at Washington.

A Washington despatch reads as fol
lows; Senator Morrill, is still here
watching the slow convalesence from
typhoid fever of his son James. Mr.. Nor
rill himself felt the heat so much that he
went to Deer Park in the Alleghanies for
a day or two last week."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-29
Investors Security Company
of Burlington, VT,

Office with Wales L. Wales, over Merchants
National Bank, Dealers in investment securi-
ties Negotiators of loans on real estate This
company will accept trusts, assume the collec-
ton of income, and manage, in whole or in
part, the estates of women, minor children
aud persons temporarily absent.
GEORGE w. WALES, President.
LORENZO +. WOODHOUSE, Treasurer.
2S.tf
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
HISTORY OF SCULPTURE.
some Points Not Contained IN the Ordi.
nary Reference Books.

when We gaze upon a beautiful
piece OF statuary, it is interesting to
recall the fact that it was through
gradual and successive steps that per.
lection in sculpture was attained.
The earliest statuary was of the
rudest form, being little more than
quadrangular blocks Of stone to repre-
sent heather deities, and seeing one
set up by the roadside one must have
been puzzled to decide whether it was
Mercury or a milestone. One day il
occurred to some stone-cutter who was
engaged in cutting out god. to put a
head on him, and that was the begin
ming of busts. Busts in return have
put head on many a man who in
dulged in them.
ln the decoration of heather temples
hands were added TO the statue, and
that sculptor was the most successful
in the game who could deal the best
hand. Feet followed, as matter OF
course. for statuary, like poetry,
enjoy very long run without feet.
1t was Phidius, of Athens, who in
augurated the true ideal style of Greek
art He wrought the statue of Minerva
for the Parthenon in ivory and gold.
This occurred during the reign of
Pericles, who, being born tired, was
called Prince of Tyre.
The perfection of Greek art Is attri-
buted TO the fact that her sculptors
made nature, in her best and happiest
moods, their model. They never miss
ed circus, where they found well-knit
joints among the leapers and riders,
and massive shoulders and thick mus
cles on the cannon ball man; and John
l.. Sullivan never gave an exhibition
there that they were not to be found
close to the ropes.
Greek sculptors formed the head.
hands and feet of different stones, fire.
quently, while wood and metal were
employed for the draperies and acces-
sories. They also painted their statues,
which was n humane thing to do, as
they were frequently left outdoors dur
ing an inclement winter, and In the
absence of other garments coat Of
paint was some protection.
Among the most noted works in an
cient statuary was the Colossus Of
Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of
the world. 1t stood $50 feet high, and
held a lamp in its hand. which was
lighted at night. By its illumination a
sailor on an incoming vessel could
"tell Aunt Rhody" as far as he could
sec it--Teras SJtings.
The Osceola times., 1887-06-25
JERSEYS REVIVED.
Hsvslties Recently Introduced by Leading
American Suit Designers.


Now that the elastic jersey has been
abandoned by the common taste, lead
ing suit designers have taken it in
hand and remodeled il for the eSclu
slve trade. In cut, the postillion
basque, short on the hips. with jaunty
eort back, leads. but there are more
severe styles for matronly figures.
The sleeves are fashioned with cuff;
the fronts are varied with bretelles,
pleated vests, yokes and CAMPS, and
with the assistance of beaded sets the
little waists may be made as dressy as
the most expensive brocade or satin.
For wearing out last seasons skirts
jersey is invaluable. 1t only costs a
cloth is brown. gray or blue jersey of
similar color may be bought, and at the
sole cost of purchase fair costume is
provided. Black jerseys are always
obtainsble, but as the styles now run
that somber color is not favorably re-
garded. The pre,tiest jersey is a gems
d'arme blue. but it is novelty, and
because of that fact the price is $40,
Dear? Well not exactly. You could
not have dress-waist made for the
money and have it fit as the jersey will.
A waist of this delicate blue would be
very stylish with any plain or mixed
cloth skirts of gray or brown, and
would make summer toilet or black
satin sensational, for the simple rea-
son that the combination is odd and the
jersey not readily procured.
In navy blue there are very desira-
bic tailor-made jerseys with V fronts
for s2. 80: cashmeres with beaded vests
sell at s., and glove-fitting cloths in
steel gray, slate, ecru and brown are
worth $3.50. Just now gray fabrics
are rampant and the more's the pity,
because only beauties can wear the
shade. If that fact was ignored in Sc
lection, buy some beaded or braided
goods, epaulet the sleeves. and cover
the whole upper half Of the waist Put
black, blue, brown or garnet on gray;
beware of green with yellow in it, and
If it is desirable to enliven brown
jersey lay vest of white flannel or
broad-cloih down the front By way
of keeping a jersey down, the hem may
be filled with small shot, or better
braided or beaded in wheels. At any
jersey house you can have the waist
fitted to the figure, as the seams are
sewed with a chain stitch. Before
wearing it have the garment stitched
anew. You will need some interlining
buy cheap cashmere jersey or have
a silk waist to wear under it TO conceal
the underwaist A leading modiste in
the city has her customers fitted with
IN underwaist of oil-boil-silk, and a
pair of black Isle thread stockings are
fitted to the arm holes as sleeve lining.
This novel if crude device improves
the fit and increases the comfort CHI
| cdQ0 Inter- Ocean.